1997 Ford Escort Won't Start - Fuel System

Question: this car has been running fine for my daughter, then all of a sudden while at a stop sign she heard 2 clicks then her car died. It won't start anymore. it cranks but won't start, as if there's no gas getting to the engine. all the spark plugs fire, and we also tried putting gas directly in the engine, but still won't start

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Technican: A common problem on these engines is a broken timing belt. Sometimes the timing belt breaks when a valve seat drops out of place. Check your timing belt to make sure it is turning the camshaft, if ok, then check the compression.

Technican: From what area(s)on the vehicle did she hear these clicks come from?You say that the engine has spark but will not start even by adding direct fuel.Does the engine attemp to start and die out or just crank?If the click came from the engine compartment, you might want to check your engine and fuel relays to see if one may have popped.If it came from the rear, the internal fuel pump may have been either tripped of just let go. One way to check for the pump is turn the ignition to the on position(you dont need to try and start it)and listen towards the rear in the fuel tank area for a buzz or humming sound.If none is present, just for a courosity messure, check the fuel pump inertia switch.These will normally only trip if the vehicle has been jarred in some way but its possible something down the line caused it to trip and shut down the pump.It should be located on one of the inner panels of the rear quarter panels.Theres a button on top of it.Push the button down.If it makes a click, for some reason it had been tripped.These are just a few suggestions that may help but to really try to pinpoint it down, have a diagnostic scan done to see if there are any codes within the system.If the above mentioned does not help, this would be possibly the only way to find resolve. Paul

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